"It will be interesting how they come out," he said shortly after arriving in Dunedin last night.
Whatever game plan is implemented under new All Blacks coach Scott Robertson, George expects a torrid battle.
He did not want to allow New Zealand to dictate terms.
"The challenge is we have to play at our physicality and our intensity," he said.
The occasion is not lost on the English skipper.
"I grew up as a kid loving watching the All Blacks and the haka is a big part of that," George said.
"What an amazing opportunity we’ve got."
It had also been helpful to have New Zealand-born flanker Ethan Roots in the squad, he said.
George said lessons had been learned from past encounters with the All Blacks.
England were ready to face a big challenge and they needed to be decisive, he said.
"We can’t sit back and wait."
England defence coach Felix Jones said they could not be sure what they would face, but plenty of study had been put in.
The side would find out quickly what they had to counter and they would have to come up with solutions, he said.
Both the captain and defence coach felt the team had made progress through the Six Nations competition and said they were keen for the momentum to continue.
